Enrolment Information: UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production Year 2
This page - and the resources included - will help you prepare for enrolment and your first weeks in college.
Welcome back to the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production Year 2
Course Information
These are items you will be expected to bring with you to college and to keep about you at all times during the course. Please ensure that you have all the following stationery & equipment available for the Meet the Team Day:
- Pencil case - Example
- Pens* - Example
- Pencils* - Example
- Rubber* - Example
- Sharpener* - Example
- Scale ruler - Example
- Notebook for rough notes* - Example
- Ring binder* - Example
- Dividers* - Example
- Lined paper - Example
- Blank paper - Example
- Music manuscript paper - Example
- Plastic wallets - Example
- Mini-jack adapter - Example
- Ear defenders - Example
- Microphone and XLR lead (for singers) - Example
- Your instrument(s) and corresponding leads - Example
- Drumsticks (if applicable) - Example
- Plectrums (if applicable) - Example
Please note – the items marked by an asterisk (*) are available from the college shop, which is located in Reception at the Folly Lane campus. Opening hours during term time are:
Monday – Thursday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
Friday: 8.30am – 4pm
The finance department will contact you soon with details about course fees and funding.
Summer Holiday Task
The course team have provided you with a task to complete to before you arrive in September to help you get ready for your first projects. Click the link below to download the holiday work document.
Typical Weekly Timetable
| Monday | X |
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| Tuesday | ✓ |
| Wednesday | ✓ |
| Thursday | ✓ |
| Friday | ✓ |
Enrolment Checklist
To make sure you are prepared on enrolment day, here is a checklist of everything you will need:
Course Structure
Unit 9: Developing Music Performance and Production Skills
Unit 10: Exploration of Specialist Study in Music Performance and Production
Unit 11: Preparing for Progression in Music Performance and Production
Unit 12: Project Proposal for Extended Project in Music Performance and Production
Unit 13: Extended Project in Music Performance and Production
Please note – students will be reviewed in the first six weeks of each year to assess their academic progress.
Students aged 16-18 who have not achieved grade 4/C or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature and/or Maths will be required to study either GCSE or Functional Skills at an appropriate level as part of their course.
Higher Education or Employment
The level 3 extended diploma lays the groundwork for you to progress on to employment in the creative industries or to higher education courses in a huge range of subjects including HCA's very own degrees.
